T'ruah

T'ruah T’ruah brings the Torah’s ideals to life by empowering rabbis and cantors to be human rights leaders.

- T'ruah mobilizes rabbis and their communities to protect human rights in the United States, Canada, Israel, and the occupied territories. This work includes engaging rabbis and Jewish communities in advocating to their elected officials; helping rabbis to testify in state legislatures about bills that affect human rights; and advocating for policies in the U.S., Canada, and Israel that protec

t the human rights of all residents.

- T'ruah trains rabbis and rabbinical students to be strong human rights leaders. Through our summer fellowship, a select cohort of rabbinical/cantorial students gain the experience and skills to be human rights leaders. Through our year-in-Israel program, more than 60 students studying in Jerusalem participate in monthly human rights experiences and reflection sessions. We run webinars and in-person seminars for rabbis to learn to write and place op-eds, and to bring human rights issues to their communities.

- T'ruah promotes rabbis and cantors as moral voices on the most crucial issues of the day. We place op-eds and media stories that feature rabbis bringing Jewish values to current human rights concerns. We have testified to the Senate and to federal agencies about issues ranging from solitary confinement to human trafficking to discrimination against American Muslims.

05/29/2026

Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster and other T’ruah clergy joined an interfaith prayer vigil for the hunger strikers at Delaney Hall this afternoon. People on hunger strike inside Delaney Hall are demanding nothing more than what we all deserve: human dignity. What you can do: Read their letters and demands, support their families (link in our stories), and get plugged in to local efforts to get ICE out of all our communities.

NEW from Rabbi Jill Jacobs: It's time to reimagine what a parade that celebrates New York Jewish life could look like.
05/28/2026

NEW from Rabbi Jill Jacobs: It's time to reimagine what a parade that celebrates New York Jewish life could look like.

Imagine a celebration, writes the CEO of T'ruah, in which Israel would be part of the Jewish story, but not the whole story.

05/27/2026

Thank you Senator Kim. We need more members of Congress to stand against ICE cruelty and violence.

T'ruah member Rabbi Mike Rothbaum is a rabbi in San Diego. He writes: "No, targeted groups don’t always agree. Sometimes...
05/26/2026

T'ruah member Rabbi Mike Rothbaum is a rabbi in San Diego. He writes: "No, targeted groups don’t always agree. Sometimes we say things that make each other furious. That doesn’t change the fundamental truth: We are safest when all marginalized groups stand in solidarity with each other."

We are safest when all marginalized groups stand in solidarity with each other.

Rabbi Adam Graubart: "Remarkably, our text says 'Rut davka bah' — Ruth cleaved to Naomi... Recognizing the precarity of ...
05/21/2026

Rabbi Adam Graubart: "Remarkably, our text says 'Rut davka bah' — Ruth cleaved to Naomi... Recognizing the precarity of another person’s situation, [Ruth] refuses to relinquish herself of responsibility."

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The story of Ruth, traditionally read during Shavuot, strikes a chord with me at this political moment. Ruth’s dedication to her mother-in-law, Naomi, models what it means to commit to solidarity between one human being to another. We can imagine Naomi’s dread. In a short period of time, she los...

Mazel tov! We congratulate Rabbi Elliott Tepperman and Reconstructing Judaism on the excellent news.
05/21/2026

Mazel tov! We congratulate Rabbi Elliott Tepperman and Reconstructing Judaism on the excellent news.

Exciting news! Today we are thrilled to announce the selection of Rabbi Elliott Tepperman as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of Reconstructing Judaism.

Rabbi Tepperman comes to this role with decades of service to the Reconstructionist movement, including 24 years as the spiritual leader of Bnai Keshet after graduating from Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2002. He is a rabbi, teacher, community builder and passionate advocate for the kind of Judaism we are all striving to create: one rooted in tradition, open to question and relentlessly committed to a more just world.

Full press release linked in the comments, and be sure to drop a kol hakavod 🎉 to let Rabbi Tepperman know you're excited to see where this journey leads!

Are Torah and revelation necessary for us as Jews committed to justice work? Why are progressive values not enough on th...
05/21/2026

Are Torah and revelation necessary for us as Jews committed to justice work? Why are progressive values not enough on their own?

As we celebrate Shavuot and receiving the Torah, read essays by Rabbi Avigayil Halpern, Rabbi Heather Shore, and Rabbi Jonah Winer that explore how these pieces of our lives fit together --> https://buff.ly/xhYNeN6

May we all be blessed to receive the Torah anew this year and build a world that lives up to its beauty.

Ambassador Leiter’s remarks about J Street are offensive and inflammatory—not only to J Street and its supporters, but t...
05/19/2026

Ambassador Leiter’s remarks about J Street are offensive and inflammatory—not only to J Street and its supporters, but to the vast majority of American Jews, who, like J Street, both care deeply about Israel’s future and aren’t afraid to criticize its government. The ambassador must apologize.

Yechiel Leiter brands liberal Zionist lobby 'duplicitous,' appears to reject its Jewish identity; J Street leader: Israel 'should be engaging with us' not 'calling us names'

05/19/2026

Rabbi Mike Moskowitz knows it’s not enough to love peace. We have to pursue it. That’s why he joined 10 rabbis and two reverends who were arrested in New York City on April 30 for blocking traffic in front of ICE headquarters — part of the Jews Demand ICE OUT! national day of action organized by T'ruah and Bend the Arc Jewish Action.

Rabbi Moskowitz would rather be at court in midtown than have to justify in a heavenly court why he was silent in the face of ICE brutality. This is what rabbis do.

We know that this cruel deportation agenda is a threat to all of our safety. As Jews, we will not stop fighting.

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